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Software/Data Used:

Software:

1) ArcGIS 10
2) Adobe Design Suite CS5 (Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Fireworks)

Data:

1) BC Trauma Registry Injury Data (2001 - 2008)
2) BC Liquor Control and Licensing Branch Alcohol Outlet Locations (as of February 2012)
3) Vancouver Area Neighbourhood Deprivation Index (VANDIX) rankings by dissemination area (2006 Census Data)
4) 2006 Dissemination Area Polygons
5) 2006 Census Results
6) 2001 GVRD Land Use Polygons
7) Point Data of MVC and IPV Hotspots
8) Environmental Scan Matrix